Project progress: Sidewalk poured in 300 block

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Jun 12, 2013 at 11:55 AMJun 12, 2013 at 11:57 AM

The projectAn assortment of work is planned, including the installation of storm water drainage on North Main, the construction of new sidewalks, curb and gutters on North Main, plus the grading and overlaying of the Main Street driving surface.

The projectAn assortment of work is planned, including the installation of storm water drainage on North Main, the construction of new sidewalks, curb and gutters on North Main, plus the grading and overlaying of the Main Street driving surface.

What’shappening“We are putting sidewalk in on the west side of Main Street. We’re trying to get it taken care of. Maybe by Tuesday of next week this whole west side will be completed,” said Brian Chaplin, project manager for the city of Hannibal.

What’s next“We’ll have to wait until the festival is over then we’ll start tearing out the east side. We don’t want to have anything torn up during the festival (National Tom Sawyer Days), so we’ll keep it the way it is and keep it open so people can get through here,” said Chaplin.

Anticipated costBleigh Construction’s original bid was $828,000. When the design of the project was revised, it required passage of a construction change order by the City Council of an additional $196,654.When engineering and design service contracts, plus a handful of other related costs are factored in, another $215,000 is added to the project’s total cost.

Who’s payingThe state has designated $353,034 for the project. A portion of the construction costs will be split between the city and North Main property owners, who in 2011 agreed to help offset a funding shortfall by paying a special assessment.

Projected date for completionThe latest estimate is that much of the work will take until around Thanksgiving of this year.

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